Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Pudding

Written by Mindy, Contributing Writer

Chia seeds are an amazing powerhouse of nutrition that boast a lengthy list of health benefits. Although I’ve heard of the many wonderful benefits of chia seeds for quite some time now, I only recently decided to “take the plunge” and try them out! And I’m so glad that I did – I’m hooked!

The many health benefits of chia seeds combined with the fact that they are so versatile and easy to consume, make this superfood a definite winner in my book. If you’ve never tried chia seeds before, I highly recommend them as an easy and affordable way to get some extra nutrition in your diet!

Chia seeds can hold up to nine times their weight in water. When they come into contact with a liquid they turn that liquid into a gel similar to a loose “jello”. This property makes chia seeds perfect for thickening a variety of dishes including this delicious chocolate peanut butter pudding!

This recipe would be easily adaptable to other varieties of pudding as well. Experiment with different flavors such as vanilla, berry, lemon, peach, maple, etc. The possibilities are endless!

Combine all ingredients in a high-power blender or food processor. Blend or process until completely smooth. You may eat it right away, but it is best after it has been completely chilled in the refrigerator.

Other Ways to Use Chia Seeds

Add some to a bottle of water or kombucha to make an extra hydrating drink

Use as a substitute to flax seeds in any recipe

Have you ever tried chia seeds before? What is your favorite way to use them?

About Mindy

Mindy is a wife, momma, and lover of all things simple. She works at home as a graphic designer from her design studio, Simply Designs, creating blogs, websites, ebooks, invitations, and more!
She believes in eating real, whole food in the way that God intended for it to be enjoyed. Her desire is to live a healthy, God honoring, purposeful life.

Comments

I’ll definitely have to try this. I have tons of chia seeds sitting in my pantry. I didn’t like the consistency of my smoothies and veggie juices when I added them, too “gelatinous” for me. Now they won’t go to waste! Thanks :-)

yeah, the “pudding” is pretty gelatinous. The flavor is fine, but the consistency is sort of like snot – not to be rude, just the best way I know how to describe it. Bummer, was hoping it would be great! I’m almost eating it as medicine, because I know there’s some good stuff in it, but I don’t like the taste. Seems like others love it though, so that’s good.

Hey Michelle! The pudding definitely should not have that consistency :)

When you blend everything together the chia seeds should become completely smooth with everything else, and the result should be very similar to a traditional thick pudding. If your blender isn’t powerful enough then your chia seeds could remain whole or only partially ground up which would give it that weird consistency.

My suggestion would be to grind the chia seeds (in a coffee or spice grinder) before you make the pudding. I have a Blendtec which does a great job at grinding the chia seeds along with everything else, but other blenders may not do such a good job. I’m sorry that it didn’t turn out well for you! I hope that you’ll try it again grinding the chia seeds first – I promise that it really is yummy! :)

So yummy! I am eating some right now and it’s not even chilled yet. I did blend the seeds first into a powder and used coconut milk. I also added 1 T of Vanilla, but not sure if that changed the flavor at all. This sure beats my preggo M&M craving!

I am excited to try this version of a chia pudding recipe! Thank you for sharing. There’s just something about chocolate and peanut butter together…mmmmm :-) I think this will be the most delicious chia pudding I’ve tried!

One tip for those fellow choco-holics out there…whenever I make a chocolate chia pudding recipe, I use dark chocolate almond milk instead of plain milk. I’m sure any favorite chocolate “milk” will do. Regardless, it will really adds to the intensity! I even cut back on the sugar a little as I’m a dark chocolate fiend…lol

Love the benefits of the chia seed. I am a distributor for Mila- they process the chia seed in the highest and safest combination of Omega-3, fatty acids, proteins, and antioxidants… There are so many ways to incorporate Mila in the diet and the benefits are numerous. Thanks for the recipe- we are definitely trying it :) You can check out our website http://www.lifemax.net/htripp and FB page Mila ~ World’s Healthiest Whole Raw Food for more info and benefits.

I have avoided chia seeds so far because my son was allergic to sesame, and some people said that those with sesame allergies have a greater chance of being allergic to chia. But his last blood test showed that his sesame number was really low, so I’m thinking I should give the chia seeds a chance!

We just had this for dessert tonight. Yummy! We are planning to grind the chia seeds next time though. Some of the kids were a little weirded out by them. Has anyone made it without the peanut butter? Can you just leave it out or do you have to change any of the other ingredients?

I’m glad you liked it, KariAnn! If your blender wasn’t able to get the pudding to a smooth consistency when you added them with the rest of the ingredients, then grinding them before hand would be a great idea to get that smooth pudding consistency. You could also try making it in your food processor as that would do a good job at getting the chia seeds smooth also.

This is the only variety of chia pudding that I have ever made, but it is very versatile. I would definitely say that you could leave out the peanut butter for a nice chocolate pudding. You could experiment with other flavors of pudding as well! :)

Jill, yes, you could use honey as the sweetener in this recipe. I’m not sure how much you would need, but I would definitely say start with less. Maybe start at 1/4 cup and then add more as needed until it is sweetened to your preference.

Jill, you can grind up the chia seeds if you want to, but unlike flax seeds, they don’t HAVE to be ground up to get all the health benefits. It doesn’t have a hard seed coat like flax does, so your body can more easily digest it and utilize all of its goodness.

Just tried this with a can of coconut milk and made up the difference with heavy cream. That combo makes a very thick pudding! Tastes great so far, can’t wait until it chills fully. Might use more liquid or less chia when not using plain raw milk.

I’m sure that was very thick, Kelly! Thanks for the tip and I’m glad that you gave it a try. :) If you’re using a can of coconut milk you could probably make up the difference with water also to get the consistency closer to that of plain raw milk.

I’m excited to try this, Mindy! I love pudding and I’ve been looking for more ways to use chia since I started learning about them a few months ago. So far, I’ve done things like add them to yogurt, put them in my homemade granola, blend them into smoothies, and use them in my bread (or on top of my bread, mixed with oats and other seeds).

HannahZ, you don’t have to soak the chia seeds, just through them in the blender or food processor with the rest of the ingredients. If you can’t find them locally, Amazon has some good prices on chia seeds too :)

I add them to baked goods and make other types of pudding with them. Usually I just let them absorb the milk/liquid for a good half hour – hour and they soften/expand like crazy! I haven’t ever tried blending them b/c I don’t mind the texture, but the kids might appreciate it! And honestly, this trimester of my pregnancy I’ve had a bit of an aversion to the idea of eating gloppy chia, too. So maybe this will be better for me right now! :)

Anjanette, I saw a lot of recipes that didn’t blend them either and I want to try it like that sometime also. I’m not sure about the texture though! I’m thinking that I will prefer it smooth, but we’ll see ;)

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